Exam Preparation Worksheet: Reading the Paper

Exam preparation lesson 18: Reading the paper first · Set 900 · 40 questions

Study tip (Read, plan, bank): Order: read the instructions → read the whole paper → mark the easy questions → answer known ones first → try the harder ones → check your answers. Key words: list / name / state → short points; explain / why → reasons; compare / distinguish → how they differ or match; define / meaning → the exact meaning. Stuck? Move on and come back. “Answer any four of six” means choose only four.

1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading every question (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) ignoring instructions
2. 2.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “State two features of a desert.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) how they differ or match (d) reasons and how
3. 3.📄 Why read the whole paper before you start? (a) to look busy (b) to finish faster (c) to copy answers (d) to plan your time
4. 4.📄 “Answer any four of six” means… (a) choose only four (b) answer all six (c) answer two (d) skip the section
5. 5.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the whole paper or try the harder ones? (a) read the whole paper (b) try the harder ones
6. 6.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) ignoring instructions (d) circling key words
7. 7.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: panicking at a hard Q? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) answering extra parts (c) circling key words (d) stuck on Q1 for ages
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing without reading (b) reading every question (c) moving on when stuck (d) planning time per part
10. 10.True or false: “Explain why we have day and night.” asks how two things differ or match. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📄 Why answer the questions you know first? (a) to look clever (b) to finish early (c) to skip the rest (d) to bank sure marks
12. 12.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: read the instructions or mark the easy questions? (a) read the instructions (b) mark the easy questions
13. 13.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) reading every question (c) noting the marks (d) ignoring instructions
14. 14.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) writing without reading (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) ignoring instructions
15. 15.True or false: “Define photosynthesis.” asks for the exact meaning. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give the meaning of ‘erosion’.” (a) the exact meaning (b) reasons and how (c) short points (d) how they differ or match
17. 17.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: stuck on Q1 for ages? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
18. 18.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) panicking at a hard Q (b) writing without reading (c) watching others write (d) moving on when stuck
19. 19.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: reading every question? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
20. 20.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: watching others write? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
21. 21.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) circling key words (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) starting with a sure one (d) reading every question
22. 22.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) moving on when stuck (b) writing without reading (c) starting with a sure one (d) noting the marks
23. 23.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Give reasons for floods in cities.” (a) the exact meaning (b) how they differ or match (c) short points (d) reasons and how
24. 24.True or false: “Give reasons for floods in cities.” asks for short points. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: moving on when stuck? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
26. 26.Which of these is a poor way to start an exam? (a) planning time per part (b) stuck on Q1 for ages (c) moving on when stuck (d) circling key words
27. 27.True or false: “What is meant by a democracy?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: answer known ones first or check your answers? (a) answer known ones first (b) check your answers
29. 29.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Compare a plant cell and an animal cell.” (a) short points (b) the exact meaning (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
30. 30.Which of these is a smart way to start an exam? (a) answering extra parts (b) noting the marks (c) stuck on Q1 for ages (d) panicking at a hard Q
31. 31.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: answering extra parts? (a) a smart start (b) a poor start
32. 32.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or try the harder ones? (a) mark the easy questions (b) try the harder ones
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stuck on Q1 for ages (b) panicking at a hard Q (c) answering extra parts (d) starting with a sure one
34. 34.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: try the harder ones or answer known ones first? (a) try the harder ones (b) answer known ones first
35. 35.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Name two rivers of India.” (a) how they differ or match (b) the exact meaning (c) short points (d) reasons and how
36. 36.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “Explain why we have day and night.” (a) the exact meaning (b) short points (c) reasons and how (d) how they differ or match
37. 37.True or false: “Why do metals feel cold to touch?” asks for the exact meaning. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📄 Smart or poor way to start an exam: noting the marks? (a) a poor start (b) a smart start
39. 39.🔑 What does this exam question ask for? “List three uses of water.” (a) how they differ or match (b) short points (c) the exact meaning (d) reasons and how
40. 40.📄 In the exam hall, which should you do first: mark the easy questions or read the whole paper? (a) mark the easy questions (b) read the whole paper

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